Living
Stray Birds 272: I came to your shore as a stranger
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
I came to your shore as a stranger, I lived in your house as a guest, I leave your door as a friend, my earth.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 272: I came to your shore as a stranger.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/459/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 272: I came to your shore as a stranger.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/459/.
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